Road Tax Calculator Malaysia 2026

Find the annual JPJ road tax for a car, motorcycle or electric vehicle in Malaysia from its engine capacity or motor output.

Draft page. The rates here are still being verified against official sources and the page is not yet published.

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This is an estimate for planning. Confirm the final figure with the bank, JPJ or LHDN before you commit.

How it's calculated

JPJ charges road tax, formally the motor vehicle licence or LKM, once a year. For petrol and diesel cars the amount depends on four things: engine capacity in cc, whether the body is a saloon, whether the registered owner is an individual or a company, and the region where the car is licensed for use. Up to 1,600 cc every band is a fixed amount. Above 1,600 cc each band has a base figure plus a charge for every cc above the floor of the band, and that per-cc charge rises from band to band.

In symbols, for a progressive band:

road tax = base + (cc − band floor) × rate per cc

Worked example (the default inputs). A 1,500 cc petrol saloon registered to an individual in Peninsular Malaysia sits in the 1,401 to 1,600 cc band. That band is a fixed RM 90.00 a year, with no per-cc charge.

A progressive band. A 1,800 cc saloon falls in the 1,601 to 1,800 cc band. The base is RM 200.00 and the rate is RM 0.40 for each cc above 1,600: RM 200.00 + 200 × RM 0.40 = RM 280.00. At 2,000 cc the next band gives RM 280.00 + 200 × RM 0.50 = RM 380.00.

Electric vehicles are charged by motor output in kilowatts instead of engine size. JPJ publishes one national table in 10 kW blocks: 1 to 50 kW is RM 20.00, each block to 100 kW adds RM 10.00, each block to 210 kW adds RM 20.00, and the steps grow from there until everything above 1,010 kW pays RM 20,000.00. A 150 kW electric car falls in the 140.001 to 150 kW block, which is RM 160.00. The same table applies to saloons, non-saloons, individuals and companies, and in Sabah and Sarawak; Langkawi and Labuan pay half.

Motorcycles have their own fixed bands: by engine capacity for petrol bikes, from RM 2.00 for 150 cc and below up to RM 350.00 above 800 cc in Peninsular Malaysia, and by motor output for electric bikes, from RM 2.00 up to 7.5 kW to RM 42.00 above 40 kW.

Saloon or non-saloon

JPJ assigns the class at registration and records it on the vehicle ownership certificate, the document most people still call the geran, and on the digital licence in MyJPJ. In practice sedans, hatchbacks, coupes, station wagons and convertibles are saloons (usage code AB for individuals, AC for companies), while SUVs, MPVs, pickups and vans are non-saloon (AD and AE). JPJ does not publish a body-type list, so the class on your certificate governs: check it in MyJPJ before you rely on the figure here. A company-registered saloon in Peninsular Malaysia pays about double the individual rate; non-saloon vehicles, and all cars in Sabah and Sarawak, pay the same whoever owns them.

Electric vehicles from 2026

Battery electric cars and motorcycles were exempt from road tax from 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2025. From 2026 JPJ's zero-emission schedule applies, issued as a licensing circular dated 1 April 2026. It is based on motor output in kW, which you will find on the ownership certificate and in MyJPJ under the vehicle details, not on battery size or horsepower. The schedule starts at RM 20 a year for outputs up to 50 kW and rises in 10 kW blocks, so a 150 kW family EV pays RM 160 and a 320 kW performance model RM 615. Before 2026 the old engine-equivalent formula would have charged such cars thousands of ringgit, which is why the exemption mattered and why the new table was redrawn.

Sabah, Sarawak and the islands

Cars licensed in Sabah and Sarawak pay a lower schedule. Langkawi and Pangkor pay RM 20 up to 1,000 cc and half the Peninsular rate above that; Labuan pays RM 20 up to 1,000 cc and half the Sabah rate. The lower rate comes with a declared area of use: when you renew, JPJ asks for a declaration form and, for a vehicle brought in by sea, the customs K3 form or port receipt. Moving the car permanently to Peninsular Malaysia means changing the declared area and paying the Peninsular rate from the next renewal. Short visits are fine; a permanent move is not.

FAQ

Is EV road tax still free in Malaysia?

No. The exemption for battery electric vehicles ran from 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2025. From 2026 electric cars and motorcycles pay the JPJ zero-emission schedule based on motor output in kW. For a family EV between 100 kW and 210 kW that is RM 80 to RM 280 a year, far below what the old engine-equivalent formula would have produced.

Why does an SUV pay more road tax than a sedan with the same engine?

Because JPJ classifies SUVs, MPVs, pickups and vans as non-saloon, and the non-saloon schedule has higher fixed amounts up to 1,600 cc. The per-cc rates above 2,000 cc are lower for non-saloon vehicles, so for large engines the gap narrows and can reverse. The body type on the vehicle ownership certificate decides which schedule applies.

What do company-registered cars pay?

In Peninsular Malaysia a saloon registered to a company pays about double the individual figure in every band: RM 180 instead of RM 90 for a 1,500 cc car. Non-saloon vehicles pay the same whether an individual or a company owns them, and in Sabah and Sarawak so do saloons. Electric vehicles use one table for everyone. Choose Company under Registered owner to see the amount.

Can I pay road tax for six months instead of a year?

Yes. JPJ issues private vehicle licences for six or twelve months, and the six-month licence costs exactly half the annual figure, which the result above also shows. Many owners choose six months when they expect to sell the car. Insurance must be valid for the whole licence period, and renewal opens two months before the current licence expires.

Where do I renew road tax?

JPJ lists the MyJPJ app, JPJ counters and kiosks, Pos Malaysia, PUSPAKOM, the mySIKAP portal and its appointed online agents as renewal channels; which agents are appointed changes from time to time. MyJPJ is for Malaysian citizens with a JPJeID, while company, commercial and non-citizen vehicles renew at counters and partner outlets. You need an active motor insurance policy first, and the digital licence in MyJPJ has replaced the paper disc for most private vehicles.

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awaiting verification Rates last checked: 21 October 2026